
Illinois Supreme Court Affirms that School Board Must Comply with Municipal Zoning
September 24, 2015The case of Gurba v. Community High School District No. 155 worked its way up to the Illinois Supreme Court, after...
The case of Gurba v. Community High School District No. 155 worked its way up to the Illinois Supreme Court, after...
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An Illinois Appellate Court recently affirmed a decision finding that the relocation of a new highway, to which the property in...
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Two recent appellate court decisions, one from the First District and one from the Fifth District, provide different indications regarding...
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Last month, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) announced the issuance of new guidelines requiring local governments to disclose information about...
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Governor Rauner recently signed a new bill that relieves non-home rule units of local government from complying with arduous administrative law...
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The University of Illinois recently disclosed that its former Chancellor and other university employees intentionally used private email addresses for the...
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Recently, a federal appellate court determined that an Illinois municipality’s anti-panhandling ordinance was unconstitutional. Specifically, the ordinance in question prohibited...
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The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office was fined $5,000 in addition to approximately $80,000 for the other side’s legal costs and...
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Recently, the Illinois Senate approved a bill (SB 0318) which would place a freeze on property taxes. This freeze would...
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The Supreme Court, in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, recently invalidated a town’s ordinance which created 23 sign classifications and...
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Recently, an Illinois appellate court affirmed the decision of a zoning board denying a resident’s request to change his property...
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Recently, a federal appellate court decided Shell v. Smith, a case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and the termination...
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